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...refrain from marketing any meat or milk from cloned animals or their offspring until safety was proved. A 2002 National Academy of Sciences report found "no current evidence" that cloned-animal products were unfit to eat, but it recommended more study. In 2003, the FDA declared such products "likely" safe but did not make a final ruling...
Equipment is also a concern. Last year 33 large air tankers were available for hire by the Federal Government to douse flames with water and fire-retardant chemicals. Because of crashes and other malfunctions, just 10 tankers are now active, and only seven are considered safe enough to fly over populated areas, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. A U.S. Forest Service executive says there are alternatives to the tankers, including 88 smaller, single-engine planes and 700 helicopters ready for action, if needed. If not, there are always those rain dances. -By Jeffrey Ressner
Finally, for all people new to workouts, it pays to continue to play it safe, even after your doctor has cleared you to exercise. Be alert for lightheadedness or pain or pressure in the chest. And if you can't speak reasonably comfortably while you're exercising, you're probably getting more winded than is good for you. "The risk from exercise is not too great, but it's there," says Foster. The benefits from doing it right, of course, are enormous...
...Find a safe workout zone. If you choose to exercise at home, make sure it's safe. Keep hallways and other areas well lit. Remove loose rugs that can get caught underfoot. Clean up any water spills on the floor. And wear proper athletic shoes. Bedroom slippers, no matter how comfortable, don't count...
...back until daybreak. One of the tribal elders had a walkie-talkie. He managed to call a nearby police station, whose officers contacted the coalition base at Khost, about 60 km away, to say U.S. warplanes were killing innocent tribesmen. Once out of the valley, three squadron found a safe area and made camp. There, says the patrol leader, the trooper who had taken the trophies began showing them off, even putting on the dead man's turban. When the patrol leader found out about this he informed the squadron sergeant-major, who confiscated the looted items and launched...